Federal funding for biomedical research has a "ripple effect" of stimulating new studies even beyond the original purposes of a grant and may provide unexpected benefits, a new study suggests.
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Apr 22, 2022
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Recent Furman University graduate Trent Stubbs is the author of a new study in Nature Chemistry that may fundamentally alter humanity's understanding of the origin of life. The research was published today.
Biochemistry
Oct 16, 2020
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Examinations of National Institutes of Health grants in the last 15 years have shown that white scientists are more likely to be successful in securing funding from the agency than their black peers.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2019
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Nearly $1.23 billion has been spent by the U.S. government since 2004 on the cleanup of toxic pollutants in waterways resulting from manufacturing activities in historic areas around the Great Lakes.
Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2023
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Patterns of movement in cities, especially office job commutes, were substantially changed in 2021 by telework, economic change and other responses to COVID-19, according to new research from the Accessibility Observatory ...
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2023
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Disasters can happen anywhere.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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In March 2020, an experiment in science philanthropy was hatched in the span of a five-minute call.
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Jul 18, 2023
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Space exploration requires all kinds of interesting solutions to complex problems. There is a branch of NASA designed to support the innovators trying to solve those problems—the Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC). ...
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2021
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Merit-based grants are a government's best bet for providing effective student aid for long-term economic growth—increasing both welfare (measured in terms of long-term well-being outcomes) and efficiency, according to ...
Education
Feb 3, 2020
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Universities and federal laboratories are the cornerstones of American innovation, developing new products that address important societal issues and drive economic growth.
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2019
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